Wheeler Dryden

Wheeler Dryden
Autographed photograph of Wheeler Dryden
Born
George Dryden Wheeler Jr.

(1892-08-31)31 August 1892
Died30 September 1957(1957-09-30) (aged 65)
Other namesWheeler Dryden
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Spouse
Alice Chapple
(m. 1938; div. 1943)
ChildrenSpencer Dryden
Parent(s)Leo Dryden
Hannah Hill
RelativesSydney and Charlie Chaplin (half-brothers)

George Dryden Wheeler Jr. (31 August 1892 – 30 September 1957), AKA Lee George Wheeler but known professionally as Wheeler Dryden, was an English-born American actor and film director. He was the son of Hannah Chaplin and music hall entertainer Leo Dryden, and younger half-brother of actors Sir Charlie and Sydney Chaplin.[1]

He moved to the United States in 1918, joining his mother and two half-brothers. He worked as an actor and director, sometimes assisting Charlie Chaplin. He was married for a short time to ballerina Anna Chapple and they had one child together, Spencer Dryden, who became a rock musician with several prominent American bands[2] and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ "Wheeler Dryden - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  2. ^ "Spencer Dryden". Independent.co.uk. 17 January 2005.
  3. ^ "Grace Slick Remembers Spencer Dryden". Rolling Stone magazine. 14 January 2005.